Notice Information
Notice Title
Paisley Halloween Festival - Parade & Town Centre Animation
Notice Description
Renfrewshire Council are seeking a highly experienced and established creative company to develop and deliver a parade and town centre animation for Paisley Halloween Festival 2026 on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October, and Friday 29th and Saturday 30th October 2027 (with the option of adding year 3 on 27/28 October 2028).
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Tender Procedure was conducted in accordance with an above Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Threshold Open Tender procedure relating to a Services Contract. Additional information: Award of Contract for Paisley Halloween Festival - Parade & Town Centre Animation
Renewal: Option to extend for 12 Months from 1 December 2027 - 30 November 2028, at sole discretion of the Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fbbd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043351-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £524,845 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 6 May 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 24 May 2026 - 30 Nov 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PAISLEY
- Postcode
- PA1 1JB
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
-
- Local Authority
- Renfrewshire
- Electoral Ward
- Paisley East and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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